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Rocky (Tamil, 2021) review
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Filmi Score
Very good
9 reviews
76
What the critics say
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Critics widely praise Rocky's cinematography, staging and lead performances as a striking directorial debut, though several call its revenge storyline thin or predictable and warn its graphic violence isn't for everyone.
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Summary
Rocky (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 76 from 9 critic reviews, and is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A).
A gangster who is released from prison goes in search of his sister only to find his violent past tagging along and threatening to derail his attempt to lead a normal life.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed and written by Arun Matheswaran · music Darbuka Siva
Arun MatheswaranWriter · Director
Darbuka SivaMusic
Shreyaas KrishnaCinematography
Nagooran RamachandranEditing
Vasanth RaviLead
Bharathiraja
Raveena Ravi
Rohini
Ravi Venkatraman
Jayakumar
Rishikanth
Ashraf Mallisery
Anisha Alla
Full crew
Production designRamu Thangaraj
CostumeYammini Ravikumar
LyricsMadhan Karky · Vairamuthu · Kaber Vasuki
ActionDinesh Subbarayan
MakeupAirport Raju
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Summary
A gangster who is released from prison goes in search of his sister only to find his violent past tagging along and threatening to derail his attempt to lead a normal life.
Rocky (2021, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 76 from 9 critic reviews, and is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A).
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What the critics said
9 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 9 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Praveen Sudevan · 24 Dec 2021
The critic calls Rocky among the best debut Tamil films, praising its writing, staging, cinematography and performances with essentially no… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
90
Ashameera Aiyappan · 23 Dec 2021
Rocky movie review: A stunning tapestry of anger, blood, and violence Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 85
80
M Suganth · 23 Dec 2021
Rocky Movie Review: Rocky is gloriously violent and deeply sentimental Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 84
80
Manoj Kumar R · 23 Dec 2021
Rocky movie review: A bold, relentless depiction of senselessness of violence Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 27 Dec 2021
The critic finds a generic, repetitive revenge story that nonetheless signals a genuine cinematic voice through composition and craft, calling it… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Janani K · 23 Dec 2021
Rocky Movie Review: Vasanth Ravi's John Wick-style film is tastefully gruesome Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 76
60
Thinkal Menon · 4 Sep 2026
Rocky movie review: Vasanth Ravi, Bharathiraja excel in this blatant blood-splattered tale of revenge Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 68
70
Haricharan Pudipeddi · 24 Dec 2021
The critic recommends the film conditionally, to viewers with an appetite for brutality, praising the cinematography and score while flagging a… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Siddarth Srinivas · 24 Dec 2021
Siddarth Srinivas praises Rocky's craft — cinematography, stunt choreography, Vasanth Ravi and Bharathiraja's performances, Darbuka Siva's score —… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
64
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 9 readings; 5 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Rocky: quick answers
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Where can I watch Rocky?
Rocky is not on any OTT service we track in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now. Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Rocky?
Rocky has a Filmi Score of 76 (Very good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 64 (OnlyKollywood) to 90 (The Hindu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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